I go tracking with my 80lb Doberman all the time.
I doubt the bob trailer is stable enough for that kind of weight in motion and I think it's too
small, but I haven't tried one.
I have an old Burley trailer. Don't put the seat in; and you need to pad the floor so toenails
won't rip it.
I took a 3/4 length backpacker's pad (which fits pretty exactly in the trailer), put two wooden
dowels in an X under it (for stiffness) and wrapped the whole thing in a blanket. Put that on the
floor and you're good to go.
If you dog won't _absolutely_ hold a stay (The Koehler Method of Dog Training is what I used), run a
4' leather leash across the back through the loops intended for the seatbelts, and fasten it to
itself. Have a very large snap leash attachment on that leash free to slide, and attach the snap to
the dog's collar. The dog can lie down and move around but not jump out. You'll have to keep the
screen back because a sitting dog is opposite of a sitting child in geometry. (Is the leash clear?
The snap that comes with the leash is used to snap the leash to itself in a circle through the
loops; a snap you add slides along the leash and is used to attach to the collar. Use a choke
collar, which has a good bit of slack on the live ring.) If the dog will obey a stay absolutely, you
don't need the leash.
The trailer leaves you having to figure out wheel tracks for three wheels around pot holes, and
sticks out a little more in traffic than you may like, and has considerable wind resistance if you
have a headwind. The actual drag from the dog isn't that great.
It's nice to have super-granny gears on steep hills unless your knees are really iron.
The dog will get hot in the sun, incidentally; spritz some water on him occasionally to relieve the
heat load.
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